Tag: Cinco De Mayo

Immigrant Rights Activist Vizguerra released

Jeanette Vizguerra as she appeared at El Cinco de Mayo in Pueblo in 2024.

Vows to keep fighting for her rights and for others Longtime immigrant rights activist Jeanette Vizguerra was released Monday from an ICE jail after nearly 10 months in a Colorado detention center.  Vizguerra, 54, an immigrant woman who became a national symbol of resistance to forced deportation during President Trump’s first term was arrested by… Continue reading Immigrant Rights Activist Vizguerra released

Denver’s Chicano Pride Ride draws thousands

Cinco de Mayo event created by a Pueblo Eastsider By ROBERT CORDOVA Denver’s Chicano Pride Ride (CPR) starts at the Sun Harley-Davison in Thorton, CO, but it’s roots extend to Pueblo’s Lower Eastside. Every Cinco De Mayo since 2010, Chicano motorcyclists from all over the country have traveled to the Mile High City for this… Continue reading Denver’s Chicano Pride Ride draws thousands

Move Mountains is more than a name

Committee members pose with a mockup of the Chicana/o License Plate at the Cinco de Mayo celebration in Pueblo. They are (left to right) Shirley Romero Otero, Deborah Espinosa, Denise Torrez and Juan Espinosa.

By SHIRLEY ROMERO OTERO As the Executive Director of the Move Mountains Youth Project Inc., I have been a supporter of the Chicano License Plate Initiative since its inception.  Many of us testified before the Colorado State Legislature several times in support of this bill, which passed with bipartisan support.  The fact that purchase of… Continue reading Move Mountains is more than a name